African American Data
COVID-19 Deaths
| COVID-19 DEATHS | % of COVID Deaths | BLACK % of POPULATION |
|---|---|---|
| 34,332 | 22% | 13% |
SOURCES
August 19, 2020 Source: CDC Center of Disease Control and Prevention
| State | Black COVID-19 DEATHS | % OF All COVID DEATHS | BLACK % OF STATE POPULATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCROLL->->-> | ->->-> | ->->-> | |
| United States | 34,332 | 22% | 13% |
| New York City | 6,042 | 29% | 22% |
| New Jersey | 2,540 | 18% | 13% |
| Michigan | 2,431 | 41% | 14% |
| Louisiana | 1,902 | 50% | 32% |
| Illinois | 1,887 | 27% | 14% |
| New York (non-NYC) | 1,811 | 16% | 9% |
| Florida | 1,785 | 21% | 16% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,627 | 21% | 11% |
| Georgia | 1,621 | 43% | 32% |
| Maryland | 1,619 | 42% | 30% |
| Texas | 1,204 | 13% | 12% |
| Mississippi | 901 | 49% | 37% |
| Alabama | 839 | 40% | 27% |
| California | 817 | 8% | 6% |
| South Carolina | 804 | 41% | 27% |
| Massachusetts | 682 | 9% | 7% |
| Connecticut | 649 | 15% | 10% |
| Ohio | 638 | 20% | 13% |
| Virginia | 630 | 26% | 19% |
| Indiana | 567 | 19% | 10% |
| North Carolina | 548 | 33% | 21% |
| District of Columbia | 498 | 72% | 45% |
| Missouri | 416 | 32% | 12% |
| Tennessee | 385 | 31% | 17% |
| Wisconsin | 209 | 21% | 6% |
| Minnesota | 160 | 10% | 7% |
| Arizona | 140 | 4% | 4% |
| Colorado | 138 | 8% | 4% |
| Arkansas | 129 | 21% | 15% |
| Delaware | 129 | 24% | 22% |
| Nevada | 119 | 13% | 9% |
| Kentucky | 115 | 14% | 8% |
| Kansas | 74 | 17% | 6% |
| Rhode Island | 56 | 6% | 6% |
| Washington | 54 | 4% | 4% |
| Iowa | 53 | 6% | 4% |
| Oklahoma | 47 | 8% | 7% |
| Nebraska | 20 | 6% | 5% |
Last updated 8/19/2020
BLACK % of Population = the percent of the total states’ population that is Black/African American
Calculations exclude unknown race which means the total Black could be higher or lower if race was known
NA=Not Available
Source: CDC Center of Disease Control and Prevention
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